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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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Car: 87IROC, 740iBMW, 328iBMW, 86GMC
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Anyone installed a Hydroboost system? Results?
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Car: 88 V6 'bird/89TBI bird/85 T/A
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Transmission: V8 T-5/700R4 x2
Axle/Gears: 3.42 open/2.73 open/ 3.27 9 bolt
I've run hydroboost on other cars and trucks... I like it!

Use the one for a 1983 Cadillac Seville with a 5.7 diesel. This car is built on the "X" platform like the Nova from the 70's and the bolt holes are pretty close... You can get a matched master cylinder set up for 4 wheel disc as a factory option as well...
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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Interesting. Use the 83 Cad described for 3rd gen cars?
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Car: 88 V6 'bird/89TBI bird/85 T/A
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Axle/Gears: 3.42 open/2.73 open/ 3.27 9 bolt
Yep!

The diesel Seville ran from 77 to 85; the reason that I chose 83 is because I had one (for parts) and it had the nice 4 wheel disc setup and an aluminum newer style master cylinder with the Plastic top (similar to the ones on our cars now.) I think you will be happy with the setup. I'll be installing it on my car as well as soon as I get some more garage space. I just moved to Florida and am in a transition apartment until I buy a house...

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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Wadebryant
Interesting. Use the 83 Cad described for 3rd gen cars?
Not positive but that should be a Hydroboost II. No external accumulator. They stopped making them and went back to the original design, Hydroboost I.
You're not going to find anything that's a direct bolt-in.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Car: 1991 Z-28
Engine: 350 L98 al head Stealth Ram
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http://www.hydratechbraking.com/
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by wanta427
Which one would you buy?
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by chesterfield
You're not going to find anything that's a direct bolt-in.
I stand corrected. That's about $300 for a bracket and some hoses.
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